The Charismatic Matriarch Makes a Reckless Powerbroker Bow His Head

[Scheming White Lotus + Dandy Power Broker + One-on-One, Both Pure]

On her wedding day, Lu Zhiyue dreamed that on her wedding night, her husband would trick her into having an affair with a man in a rock garden.

After they were caught, her in-laws ostracized her and her family despised her. She was forced to become a courtesan at the Marquis of Anbo's residence, where anyone with business ties to the household could spend a night tangled up with her in her bedchamber.

She lived a life worse than death, while her husband used her body to climb the ranks.

When the man from that night finally learned who she was and came to rescue her, she had already contracted syphilis. She lay bleeding to death on a filthy, broken birthing bed.

Awakening from the nightmare, Lu Zhiyue resolved to change her fate!

She turned and grabbed the man's finger, whispering, “Commander...”

Moonlight spilled over them. Huo Tingfeng lifted her chin, his expression strained with restraint. “Why is it you? Leave, now!”

Lu Zhiyue said, “No, I'm not leaving. I helped you today, so now you have to help me!”

She could always run after he'd done her a favor.

But to her surprise, once the scoundrel learned what had happened, he latched onto her and wouldn't let go, no matter how hard she tried to shake him off.

The people of the capital said, “The commander sticks to a married woman every day. What kind of behavior is that?”

Huo Tingfeng shamelessly declared, “My A-Yue is delicate and weak, and her husband is useless. Who else can protect her but a dandy like me?”

What else could he do but protect the timid little crybaby who did nothing but weep all day?

Lu Zhiyue couldn't get away from him, but she unexpectedly discovered that he was incredibly tender.

In the end, he ushered her into the warm, flower-draped bedchamber. Huo Tingfeng brushed her lips with his and asked, “Madam Commander, why aren't you crying today?”

To his surprise, Lu Zhiyue smiled slyly, looped her arms around his neck, and breathed against him, “Commander, you've fallen into my trap.”